Australia's favourite tabloid playboy has switched from texting to tweeting, and this time, he's older and a little wiser. Yes, he'll post the occasional selfie, but his tweets are a delicious look-in at the life of one of the most controversial Australians of our time. With a few creepy tweets to his lover @ElizabethHurley thrown in.

Good luck to all the Australian team today against NZ&#10;Time to bring out the mongrel &amp; show everyone how much playing for Aust means to you

Not one to let her country down, actress Rebel Wilson is flying the Aussie flag loud and proud. A scan of her feed reveals she's a fan of the reply, so send her a shout out, you might get some love in return.

Socceroos star Tim Cahill is the true gentleman of Twitter and embodies everything Australians love about sport; grace, pride and humility. And with the Socceroos on their way to World Cup glory (one can hope), he'll need all the support he can get!

You won't find many Aussie footballers with over half a million followers on Twitter. In fact, Quade Cooper is so good at it he was described by one colleague as the "King of Twitter". You'll find his page littered with posts on his favourite new play thing, "video Instagram", aka, Vine.

Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young might be considered shrill and unpopular in her home state of South Australia, according to some, but this gal is a trailblazer in Australian politics; she is the youngest woman elected to Federal Parliament and one of the savviest politicians on social media.

Pauline Hanson's bid to reignite her policy of hate and play the race card has no place in modern day Australian politics.

He is one of the most polarising people on Twitter, but you've got to hand it to the singer, Triple J radio broadcaster and Great Gatsby star Brendan Maclean, he's a talented fella. Even if he does want to make you hurl a bag of potatoes at him, you just can't look away.

Radio and TV broadcaster Paul Murray is one of Australia's finest examples of how journalists should use Twitter. He tweets live news updates, isn't afraid to debate issues with followers, shares content and just seems like a really nice bloke. Brownie points.

Despite a nation's wishful thinking here's where we are - PM won't quit, Rudd won't challenge &amp; JG will sack anyone who tells her to go.

Jo Thornely - aka Australia's most amusing blogger - is not afraid to poke fun at herself and the world. And that's what makes her droll feed so addictive; she has a way of reeling you in, then spitting you back out.

Not sure if I'm asleep at my desk or not. I'd ask this singing centipede, but it keeps turning into peanut butter when I punch it.

For football fans and not-so-football fans, these two gals are the modern citizen's approach to entertaining football commentary. And everything else in between. Except for AFL (fan warning: steer clear). They're bitchy, but lovable. And so right.

feel like Fergo and Duges need a good talking to by a scary Samoan mama. that would set them straight.

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Comments on this story

Lindsay of Brisbane Posted at 9:22 AM June 21, 2013

The comments here are far better than the article.

tigger Posted at 11:16 PM June 20, 2013

I can't believe I just read that crap, there's 3 minutes I'll never get back...

monaro66 of brisbane Posted at 8:08 PM June 20, 2013

lmaoooo is this reporter the mail boy and is allowed to get a story up every so often as most of his stories are a waste of oxygen and paper space....define BEST....I reckon all the charlies and other groups that help every day aussies might have a different opinion....get a life and report on stuff that might actually make a difference to or help our country....just because you have picked a selection of the highest wage earners in the entertainer or sporting industry doesn't really rate as most probably have assistants managing their twitter accounts anyway....cannot believe someone is actually paying this guy to submit this type of waffle....

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